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Displaying 15 of about 3235 resultsThis paper uses data from 2003–19 on 2.47 million test takers of a national high stakes university entrance exam in Ethiopia to study the impacts of temperature on learning outcomes. It finds that high temperatures during the school year leading up to the exam reduce test scores, controlling for temperatures when the exam is taken. The results sugg…
This report provides a snapshot of the status of building regulatory frameworks in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. It aims to support policy makers, city officials, building industry professionals, researchers, and planners in identifying entry points for national dialogue to improve building regulatory frameworks and implementation mechanisms.The recomm…
This study investigates the intricate nexus between climate change, conflicts, and human mobility in the Moyale-Moyale Borderlands and in most cross-border pastoral areas in the region. The Moyale-Moyale Borderlands, situated between northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia, represent a unique confluence of challenges associated with climate change, human m…
This policy brief summarises key learning from the Ward Development Planning model, an innovative approach to local participatory development planning being implemented in Kenya’s drylands. There is great potential to take a bottom-up approach to development planning in the drylands that includes the knowledge, input and support of dryland communities.…
The objective of this paper is to give guidelines to policymakers, researchers, and agricultural stakeholders for taking proactive actions to address the immediate and lasting impacts of El Niño and enhance the resilience of the agricultural industry. This brief paper provides prospective strategies for farmers to anticipate and counteract the El Niño-i…
This report analysed financial flows for disaster risk finance (DFR) in Kenya, focusing on more anticipatory mechanisms at the earlier stages of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) cycle, between disaster mitigation and resilience to early action and timely response. It is informed by a desk-based review of operational DRF mechanisms, combined with secon…
This study asks whether Ethiopia's ‘Productive Safety Net Programme’ PSNP’s system of geographical targeting at the start of its fifth phase aligns with this more comprehensive framing of ‘adaptive social protection’. Ethiopia’s flagship ‘Productive Safety Net Programme’ (PSNP) entered its fifth phase of implementation in 2021 with a reorientation of th…
This paper summarizes the immediate outputs and outcomes of a multi-stakeholder dialogue process that was initiated in 2020 and supported by a hydro-economic analysis. It focused on improving understanding of the economic implications of water resources management in the Western Cape Water Supply System (WCWSS) for the Western Cape and strengthening rel…
This research engages with experts in the field of flood risk management in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country where the threats and frequency of flooding has increased over the years. An in-depth qualitative case study was conducted with semi-structured interviews used as the primary data collection tool. Understanding and distinguishing the core…
This report notes that higher-than-average temperatures are predicted for the Limpopo Basin from June to November 2023. A delay in the onset of the rainy season in November ispredicted, and a reduction in rainfall and higher temperatures induced by the 2023 strong El Niño event are expected for the Limpopo Basin from January to March 2024.Historic data…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production.The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases, a…
This briefing note is the first of a series of four briefing notes and sets out the policy context that guides the MEL system in Rwanda and identifies the aims and objectives of the MEL system.This briefing note is a contribution to Rwanda’s process to review the policy context and work to date to develop a MEL system for adaptation. It explores the aim…
This Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Educational Kit (NDRR) in Arabic has been developed with the view to enhancing the coping capabilities of disaster prone communities in the Arab States region as well as the dissemination of the technical knowledge in natural disaster reduction to build the capacities of educational institutions, students, and teache…
This note summarizes lessons and practices deployed in embedding climate resilience into the design of projects that received catalytic funds from the Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility (AFRI-RES). It draws from application of the Resilience Booster Tool to specific projects, as relevant, Compendium Volume on Climate Resilient Investment in S…
This document gives an overview of proposed preparedness actions to take in view of an approaching El Niño climate event in Somalia. This event has the potential to negatively affect 1.2 million people in Somalia this year, action must be taken now to protect lives and livelihoods.Riverine communities in Somalia are most at risk, an estimated 1.5 millio…